ZIP 65265 recorded 30 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 104 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Audrain County, MO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
104 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | |
| 2022 | 16 | |
| 2023 | 20 | |
| 2024 | 20 | |
| 2025 | 30 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 65265 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 20 | 19.2% | |
| 2 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 18 | 17.3% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 14 | 13.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 9 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 8 | 7.7% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 65265 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 21.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 5 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Function area, other | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Wall assembly | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 18.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 34.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 10 | 31.2% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Conducted heat from another fire | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Explosive, fireworks, other | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 3.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 65265 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 11649% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $35,000,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 65265.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 98 | |
| 2 | Centralia | 4 | |
| 3 | Montgomery City | 1 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 104 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.